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Today in history for September 23rd: Richard Nixon gives his 'Checkers' speech; Rome's Augustus Caesar born...
By Diane Sweet — September 23, 2013

Today in history for September 23rd: Richard Nixon gives his 'Checkers' speech; Rome's Augustus Caesar born; Lewis and Clark finish trek to America's West; Psychologist Sigmund Freud dies; Musicians Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen born.

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